RWI recently held a workshop on the prevention of violence against women in Myanmar for the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission.
We asked a few questions to Johan Hallenborg, Minister Counsellor, Head of Swedish Embassy Section Office in Yangon.
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven visited the Beijing field office of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law on 27 March. He met with Merethe Borge MacLeod, the head of RWI’s Beijing field office, as well as … Continue reading » “Swedish Prime Minister visits RWI in China”
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has signed a new cooperation agreement with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) that will include cooperation with a number of Belarusian universities to develop their capacities and resources in human rights, humanitarian law and … Continue reading » “RWI to continue supporting human rights education in Belarus”
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its main partner in Indonesia, the Directorate General of Corrections (DGC).
“This reflects both parties commitment to strengthen the implementation of human rights in prisons,” says Christian Ranheim… Continue reading » “RWI strengthens collaboration with Indonesian correctional services”
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is announcing “The Martin Alexanderson Research Scholarship for Human Rights Studies – 2015.”
The scholarship will be awarded to someone planning to carry out, or who is actually carrying out, a study in the field … Continue reading » “Apply for this annual human rights study scholarship”
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Sweden, represented by its regional program in the Middle East and North Africa, is pleased to present Jurisprudence and Human Rights Standards in Arab Courts, a specialized study … Continue reading » “Jurisprudence in the application of human rights in Arab courts”
During five days, the 24 participants from Belarus, Cambodia, Myanmar and Turkey that are participating in the Intensive Training Programme on Human Rights are visiting Stockholm to learn more about both challenges and best practices regarding human rights implementation in … Continue reading » “Intensive Training Programme on Human Rights”
The Institute will celebrate its 30th anniversary this October with several days of events to both commemorate its achievements over the past 30 years and look ahead to the future.
The theme of the anniversary will be centered on human … Continue reading » “Raoul Wallenberg Institute 30th Anniversary Event”
